Adult-onset stuttering treated with anticonvulsants.
Stuttering and aphasia emerged as salient clinical features in an adult with multifocal brain damage and paroxysmal EEG activity. Anticonvulsant treatment was associated with reversal of the stuttering and with marked improvement in language abilities.
D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004834:Epilepsy, Post-Traumatic / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010634:Phenobarbital / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013342:Stuttering / Q000188:drug therapy*
D002220:Carbamazepine; D010672:Phenytoin; D010634:Phenobarbital